New York NOW
’New York NOW’ is New York State’s Emmy Award-winning, in-depth public affairs program, featuring news, interviews and analysis from the Capitol in Albany. Each week, ’New York NOW’ probes politicians, civil servants, journalists and others to examine the impact of public policy on residents of the Empire State.
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Episodes
Monday Sep 19, 2011
Monday Sep 19, 2011
Republican Bob Turner wins a special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by Anthony Weiner in a usually solidly-Democratic New York district. Is the result a message to President Obama from a dissatisfied base, or were other factors more significant? Also, New York Canal Corporation Director Brian Stratton discusses the damage tropical storms Irene and Lee have done to the Erie Canal.
Monday Sep 12, 2011
Monday Sep 12, 2011
Manhattan Congressman Jerry Nadler criticizes officials' response to the 9/11 attacks in his district: 'They were saying the air was safe when we knew damn well it wasn't safe,' Nadler says. 'Frankly, people like [former EPA Administrator] Christie Todd Whitman and city officials are guilty of manslaughter, because people are dead...who might not have been if they hadn't been lying to people.'
Wednesday Sep 07, 2011
Wednesday Sep 07, 2011
In Hurricane Irene's wake, Gov. Cuomo says New York suffered what could be up to $1 billion in damages to property and agriculture. With a new property tax cap limiting government coffers, how can the state deliver relief? State Director of Operations Howard Glaser discusses the response and how the federal government can help. Also, Assemblyman Peter Lopez recounts Irene's impact on his family.
Monday Aug 29, 2011
Monday Aug 29, 2011
As the Saratoga horse racing season winds down, New York Racing Association President Charlie Hayward discusses the fiscal stability of his organization, which plans to develop a new Web site to take advantage of the growing trend of online betting. Also, the Innovation Trail examines differing viewpoints on Gov. Cuomo's regional economic development councils, which will compete for state funding.
Monday Aug 22, 2011
Monday Aug 22, 2011
In the early 1900s, Buffalo, New York was the eighth-largest city in the world, but as the Erie Canal became less necessary, jobs left Buffalo and today it ranks as the third-poorest large city in the U.S. But now, with technology enabling companies to house many day-to-day functions anywhere, some say the unique assets of New York's second-largest city make it an attractive new hub for business.
Tuesday Aug 02, 2011
Tuesday Aug 02, 2011
In an in-depth interview, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman tells 'New York NOW' he is confident that the state's recent same-sex marriage law will survive legal challenges and that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. He also discusses the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and a new lawsuit focused on demanding data on the safety of potential hydrofracking.
Monday Jul 25, 2011
Monday Jul 25, 2011
New York gay couples are now getting married under the recently-passed same-sex marriage bill, which achieved a small degree of GOP support in order to pass. Now, some conservatives are vowing to extract political revenge on Republicans who supported gay marriage, such as Buffalo-area State Senator Mark Grisanti, who explains his vote and addresses claims that he's a 'sell out' in this interview.
Monday Jul 18, 2011
Monday Jul 18, 2011
Matt Ryan interviews historian and Abraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, who discusses Lincoln's legacy and surprising image-consciousness, as well as the current work of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Meanwhile, Cuomo signs a law banning texting while driving, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says that a far-right element of the Republican party is blocking progress on lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.
Monday Jul 11, 2011
Monday Jul 11, 2011
Hydraulic fracturing, or 'hydrofracking,' is a controversial technology that uses water and chemicals to extract underground natural gas. New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens discusses the findings of a recent DEC draft study suggesting this can be done without contaminating ground water, but environmental groups question the accuracy of that assessment.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2011
Wednesday Jul 06, 2011
Two veterans of the New York legislature, State Senator Neil Breslin (D-Delmar) and Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R-Schenectady), analyze the recent session, which many have viewed as a resurgence for a legislature considered the nation's most dysfunctional in recent years. 'A rising tide raises all boats,' says Breslin, 'and the rising tide was a competent, visionary governor who made us better.'
